· 10/15/1902
Kansas City, Memphis & Birmingham Railroad v. McShan
Citations
- 81 Miss. 460
Syllabus
<p>Railroads. Getting off train in dark. Contributory negligence,</p> <p>A woman who was injured while debarking from a railroad train in the dark, and who is otherwise entitled to recover therefor, is not, as a matter of law, guilty of contributory negligence in leaving-the train unaided, merely because she could have gotten off safely by the aid of an attendant.</p>
Judges: Terral
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